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Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (July 08, 2026)
Find the full lesson video "中国向太平洋试射潜射导弹 (Advanced)" including vocabulary, flashcards, grammar, and more, at chinesepod.com/3040
China's navy test-fired a submarine-launched strategic missile into the South Pacific on July 6, 2026 its first publicly announced test of a sea-based strategic missile toward the Pacific. Beijing called it a routine, pre-notified annual training exercise that targets no specific country and did not disclose the missile type, though analysts believe it may be the JL-3, with a range of 10,000 km or more. New Zealand, Australia, Japan and the U.S. voiced concern and urged nuclear dialogue, and observers see the launch as a sign of China's maturing sea-based nuclear deterrent and 'nuclear triad.'
NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China.
This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:
潜射 (qián shè) - submarine-launched; fired from a submarine
弹头 (dàn tóu) - a warhead
射程 (shè chéng) - range; the maximum distance a weapon can reach
威慑 (wēi shè) - deterrence; cowing an opponent with force or strength
型号 (xíng hào) - a model; a product's type designation
削减 (xuē jiǎn) - to cut back; to reduce (arms, spending)
条约 (tiáo yuē) - a treaty; a formal agreement between states
公海 (gōng hǎi) - the high seas; international waters
导弹 (dǎo dàn) - a missile; a guided projectile
潜艇 (qián tǐng) - a submarine
核武器 (hé wǔ qì) - a nuclear weapon
三位一体 (sān wèi yī tǐ) - the nuclear triad; lit. three parts, one body (land, sea, and air nuclear forces)
核大国 (hé dà guó) - a major nuclear power
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Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (July 08, 2026)
Find the full lesson video "中国向太平洋试射潜射导弹 (Advanced)" including vocabulary, flashcards, grammar, and more, at chinesepod.com/3040
China's navy test-fired a submarine-launched strategic missile into the South Pacific on July 6, 2026 its first publicly announced test of a sea-based strategic missile toward the Pacific. Beijing called it a routine, pre-notified annual training exercise that targets no specific country and did not disclose the missile type, though analysts believe it may be the JL-3, with a range of 10,000 km or more. New Zealand, Australia, Japan and the U.S. voiced concern and urged nuclear dialogue, and observers see the launch as a sign of China's maturing sea-based nuclear deterrent and 'nuclear triad.'
NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China.
This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:
潜射 (qián shè) - submarine-launched; fired from a submarine
弹头 (dàn tóu) - a warhead
射程 (shè chéng) - range; the maximum distance a weapon can reach
威慑 (wēi shè) - deterrence; cowing an opponent with force or strength
型号 (xíng hào) - a model; a product's type designation
削减 (xuē jiǎn) - to cut back; to reduce (arms, spending)
条约 (tiáo yuē) - a treaty; a formal agreement between states
公海 (gōng hǎi) - the high seas; international waters
导弹 (dǎo dàn) - a missile; a guided projectile
潜艇 (qián tǐng) - a submarine
核武器 (hé wǔ qì) - a nuclear weapon
三位一体 (sān wèi yī tǐ) - the nuclear triad; lit. three parts, one body (land, sea, and air nuclear forces)
核大国 (hé dà guó) - a major nuclear power
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